Wild breed Identification-Merriam's?

[Huntmaster]

I live on a sand dune. No mud here.

Lucky you and lucky birds. Can be so hard and a lot of work keeping pens dry and not muddy, making it harder to keep things sanitary for bird's health. Worms and so many other nasties thrive in the wet muddy conditions. Guess it wouldn't be that difficult if I didn't have so many birds and pens. But that isn't an option.

 

[R2elk]

The disadvantage is needing supplemental water to grow anything.

 

[Huntmaster]

The disadvantage is needing supplemental water to grow anything.

Ya I'm sure gardening keeping grass and planting trees and keeping them alive would be a challenge.

 

[Huntmaster]

The disadvantage is needing supplemental water to grow anything.

But from looking at your pics you seem to have found a good solution. Always have to take the good with the bad and it always seems to be more work to get it done right.

 

[GJRacingGirl726]

I feel like its a challenge no matter where we live. I left WY because of the snow, now we have the monsoons, the dirt, the snakes, akways something to keep us busy! And always a project that needs built or repaired. Today im fighting the CROWS STEALING MY DUCK EGGS! I went from 8 eggs collected on Sat to zero the past 3 days! Ugh! I heard them and hoped out of bed to scare them away but they were gone by the time I got out there. I got 1 egg that the Rouens laid me later in the morning. Ugh!

 

[Huntmaster]

I feel like its a challenge no matter where we live. I left WY because of the snow, now we have the monsoons, the dirt, the snakes, akways something to keep us busy! And always a project that needs built or repaired. Today im fighting the CROWS STEALING MY DUCK EGGS! I went from 8 eggs collected on Sat to zero the past 3 days! Ugh! I heard them and hoped out of bed to scare them away but they were gone by the time I got out there. I got 1 egg that the Rouens laid me later in the morning. Ugh!

Yep, it's always something. Gotta love them birds.

 

[Huntmaster]

Able to split up my turkeys today into their breeding groups/pens. Always dislike this job as the turkeys see that net and start alarm putting and clucking up a storm. Every turkey on the farm in alert mode. But done with not too much stress on birds or me.

 

[GJRacingGirl726]

Wahooo! Look at you go! Share some pics of your turkeys if you would =)

I got up right before sunrise and chased the crows off. I got 5 duck eggs. Gonna work on call duck breeding houses today and tomorrow. What do you have planned this weekend?

Pics of some extra drakes im trying to sell.

 

[Huntmaster]

Nice job on getting your eggs before crows have to watch those devils, they are smart. Just making sure all the moving of turkeys to breeding pens and adding all the new jakes and toms to large open pen goes well and all get settled in and get their pecking orders back under control. Everything was looking good this morning but did add a few extra feeders/waters to large pen with new jakes and toms as the new birds were all staying away from older toms and didn't want them being bullied away from feed or water. Getting incubator set up for quail this eve probably fire it up tomorrow and add eggs this Sunday/Monday. A few pics of turkeys you asked for it have to get a few new ones of all the birds in breeding pens as soon as we have a nicer day maybe tomorrow.

Last is an older bearded hen have about 9 bearded hens

 

[GJRacingGirl726]

Oh my gosh I love them all!! <3